Understanding Why People Work: Factors, Strategies, and Impacts

This report discusses the meaning of motivation, the various factors that encourage people to work, positive and negative factors experienced by employees, strategies to cope with negative factors, and more. It also includes references from various sources.

Business Management with Foundation
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World of Work
Understanding why people work
Contents
Introduction 1
What does Motivation Mean? 1
The various factors which motivate employees to work
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The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles p
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles p
Conclusion p
References p

Introduction
Motivation is the desire to do something. It plays a huge role in any organization.
The management want the employees happy and desire to have their long term
sustainability (Franklin, and Marshall, , 2019.). In order to attain an industry goals it
is essential for company to motivate an employees. It does not mean to provide a
huge salary but its a simple words or particular action that makes the person feel to
give there best and all level with In the organization . In this report will cover the
meaning of motivation and the various aspects that encourage people to perform
action. Further it will explain the negative and positive factors that has been
experienced by the employees with in the workplace.
What does Motivation Mean?
It can be state to the process which starts the particular for their improved
action in their given job role. It is primary involves the emotional, biological and the
social sources which can activates the single behavior (Sehnem, and et., al.,2022).
It consist some various features of motivation which can influence the operations and
some of are explained in below :-
Maslow hierarchical of need theory :-
it has five factors of human needs which is depicted in the upper level to lower
level in the pyramid of theory. Person gets motivated to regards in attaining the some
needs and take effective decision over others and these are justified in below :-
1. physiological needs - it is first and basic needs of the individuals these are the
basic needs that Is required to live life. It includes air,water, food and many other. If
any of these needs are not fulfilled the person can t live life easily. After satisfying
these needs the other ones arise.
2. safety needs - once the basic requirements fulfill the other needs arise which are
the desire of safety and security. It consider security plans for family and society. This
assist person to have the free mind set in relation to operate in an accurate
manner.
3. Love and belonging needs - it is the requirement where the person is willing to
have a friends ans loved ones to connect and a communicate with them at the
workplace or out of the organization so that they can feel happy or stress free.
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4. Need of having self esteem :- it is the top most level which considers the
appropriate realization of having a good prestige in the company that helps in
advancement of personal skills and professional skills. This also aids in having good
acquiring of all task and projects. This also assist the particular to have a better
standard of living.
5. Self actualization needs - this is the last needs that comes after satisfying the all
the above requirements. It help the candidate to have better accomplishment of all
the operations in an effective manner this also raise the living standard of people.
Motivation is consist of two major kinds which are describe in below :-
 Intrinsic - this kind of motivation come from the inside of the perso. This is
refers to the encouragement and mindset of an individual which motivates
the person to give their level best.
 Extrinsic - it is the type of motivation which is given by the management
or by others in order to increase the productivity and interpersonal skills.
This includes the rewards, appreciation and many other.
The various factors which motivate employees to work
Salary: It is the fixed amount which is paid by the employer to the employees in
order to increase there long run sustainability with in the organization. It is the basic
reason for working in the organization. It can be say that individual which gets the
good pay, bonus and compensation are more interested to participate in the company
and wish to work with good opportunity in the company whereas they also give their
precious time in resolving company issues as well as helps In accomplishing task
effectively ( slam, and et., al.,2019).
Promotion: It Is the factor which motivates the workers by influencing to their
goals it impacts the workers to be more passionate and motivate them to operate
effectively. The workers are designated to new level of occupation by increasing
their position and create them become more responsible and impressive by which
they become motivated in regards to activity in a specific organization.
Work Environment: it is the factor which assist in supporting and encouraging
the particular person by offering or giving health surrounding so that they can
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utilize their ability and knowledge in company happily. Whenever workers are
performing action in the good atmosphere as it assist in growing the productivity and
capability of the person.
The positive factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles
during proceeding an occupation workforce get a positive experience which
can tends to have the better outcome towards the affirmative occupation.
Certain of the positive components can effect on the learning of the employees
which are justified in below :-
1. Development of the talent and skills - it is crucial to have a positive
working surrounding where the management provides skills encourage to
grow the skills and strength. This can assist the person find
contentment In occupation. This increases the capability of the individual
that effects the personal and professional talent both that hits the
productivity.
2. Open and honest communication - it includes communication among the
employees and manager of an industry. It provides the great opportunity and
creative working that increases the productivity and skills of the workers.
That leads to maintain the good relation between the employees and
employers.
3. Positive reinforcement - it is a way for employers to praise the
management for better workings. Enterprise that gives positive
reinforcement can assist foster a positive working surrounding for
everyone. This includes work bonus, catered lunches and many others
(Best, , Miller, K. and McAdam, , 2019.)..
The negative factors employees experience as a result of their
job roles
while working in the company it has both the factors negative and positive both
so here are some points that show the negative learning of the person.
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1. unhealthy working surroundings - this is component for the workers
which are making negative talks which impact the dealing of the company.
The workers feel unsatisfied from the operations.
2. Conflict in workplace- it is one of the common reason where employees
feel negative vibes this is because of varied kind of mindset of the workers I
in the organization. This break down the interest of the workers in the
company.
3. Wrong policies – this is related to the schemes that is provided for the
workers while working in the company the wrong policies change the
mindset of the employees to work in the organization.
The workplace is hardly an atmosphere in which people with various attribute,
communication styles and world views act. These varied are one capable are
one possible source of workplace issues and can ultimately tends to stress
and tension for those included. All worker have the right to be burnt fairly and to
feel safe in the personnel.
Strategies to cope with negative factors employees
experience as a result of their job roles
here are some various strategies by which a employer can overcome with the
negative factors the workers are justified as follows:-
1. Employee engagement – it is the factors which permits that they can
individual to have the constant, authentic and less formal conversation
so that they can eliminates the conflicts to the workers who is under
action at their provided job role and simply learn easy new invention in
order to act well.
2. Provides recognition - it is important to have the better outcomes in their
given job roles and it becomes the duty of the manager to motivates
their high activity by providing them awards like bonus and many others
(Deighton, 2018).
Conclusion
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In conclusion, motivation is very crucial with in the company. Certain ways
to motivate people at work Is to create jobs opportunity so workers feel
encouraged and active with in the company. In addition work arrangement may
motivate person at workplace. There are various theories that assist concern in
understanding the factors that are helpful in analyzing the needs and wants of the
workforce, which are explained in above report and the various sources that gives
motivation to workers to operate in the workplace. Further discussed the positive
factors which are experienced by employees while working in the organization.
On the other hand the negative factors also elaborated that is feel by the
workforce during activeness in a job. In last the ways to cope up from the negative
factors.
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